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Thread: why Boinc 5.8.15 ? |
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NixChix
Veteran Cruncher United States Joined: Apr 29, 2007 Post Count: 1187 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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If 5.8.16 works for you, leave it alone. 5.8.x is quite stable. WCG tests BOINC fairly thoroughly before recommending a higher version, but there can be higher alpha and beta BOINCs out there, or even the current Berkeley version (5.10.13). 5.10.x was recommended for a couple of days, but it was withdrawn. I actually am using 5.10.7 and have had no problems with WinXP, but others using different system configurations have reported a few problems. I would not rush to get 5.10.x until it is recommended here. If you try a higher version, keep the old version around so you can reinstall if you want to go back. I must have made the decision to switch to 5.10.13 while that recommendation was posted. Should I downgrade to 5.8.15?  |
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JmBoullier
Former Community Advisor Normandy - France Joined: Jan 26, 2007 Post Count: 3716 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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I must have made the decision to switch to 5.10.13 while that recommendation was posted. Should I downgrade to 5.8.15? If it works for you as quietly as it runs for me for weeks, certainly not. If you begin to see annoying problems after your move you may -- either try to solve them with help of this forum if you have time and want to help make Boinc better -- or step back to not be disturbed. CAs may not recommend those versions to the community as long as they know that there are identified possible problems. But that does not mean that everybody would be affected by them. Cheers. Jean. |
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